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Lord of the Rings

Strange Magic movie review: bad spell

Sun, May 24, 2015
13 comments

Apparently this was inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but it has about as much in common with that as Burger King does with Macbeth.

| 13 Comments

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies movie review: there and back again… at last

Wed, Dec 10, 2014
75 comments

I fear that Peter Jackson has been suffering from a similar affliction to the dwarf king’s “dragon sickness”: a compulsive lust for epicness.

| 75 Comments

Paddington movie review: please look in on this movie, thank you

Wed, Nov 26, 2014
27 comments

Adorable. So witty and compassionate and bittersweet and just the right little bit of snarky that you will cry tears of joy from the perfection of it.

| 27 Comments

The Dead Lands movie review (London Film Festival)

Mon, Sep 29, 2014
17 comments

A tediously clichéd, overblown, badly acted action flick full of bloody movie violence dressed up in Maori drag.

| 17 Comments

spoiler alert: about the ending of Snowpiercer

Tue, Sep 02, 2014
190 comments

I’m mystified that some people are upset by how Snowpiercer ends. Because anything else than what we get would be a tragedy on every level.

| 190 Comments

London photo: TARDIS near the party tree

Fri, Aug 15, 2014
1 comment

This is what happens when fandoms collide.

| 1 Comment

Maleficent movie review: fatal enchantment… you know, for kids!

Wed, May 28, 2014
140 comments

Please leave your desire for a well-rounded story in the lockers provided, and keep your arms and legs inside the ride while it is in motion.

| 140 Comments

47 Ronin review: they’re not having much fun storming the castle

Tue, Apr 01, 2014
12 comments

A handsome movie in many ways, but it feels like an unpolished first draft, one that can’t quite decide how fantastical it wants to be.

| 12 Comments

what it means to be a woman who loves movies

Mon, Mar 31, 2014
55 comments

It requires an extra suspension of disbelief beyond what men have to engage in…

| 55 Comments

Noah review: The Bible Episode IV: A New Hope

Sun, Mar 30, 2014
31 comments

A Biblical action disaster fantasy epic that is completely bonkers, endlessly entertaining, and actually religious in that inspiring-and-instructional way.

| 31 Comments
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